FACTS/FLUKES: Rizzo, McNeil, Quintana, V. Robles, J. Vargas
Aug 10 2019
Rizzo restores power … Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC) had a fine 2018 season, but his string of four consecutive 30+ HR seasons came to an end as he finished the year with 25 HR. Through 398 AB in 2019, he has left the yard 21 times while sporting essentially the same batting average. Have his underlying skills changed?
Year AB BA/xBA bb% ct% HctX h% GB/LD/FB PX/xPX hr/f Spd/SBO HR/SB ==== === ========= === === ==== == ======== ======= ==== ======= ===== 2013 606 .233/.269 11 79 112 26 43/20/38 130/124 13% 69/7% 23/ 6 2014 524 .286/.286 12 78 106 31 36/22/42 164/135 19% 75/6% 32/ 5 2015 586 .278/.285 12 82 120 29 35/22/44 143/130 15% 77/14% 31/17 2016 583 .292/.293 11 81 113 ...
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